The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-18 00:00:00

XONEY XARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK: The quotations in the general discount market continues firm, and the inquiry for accommodation shows a slight degree of activity: The number of applicants for monetary aid have been more numer ons during the end of the week. just concluded, and as this morning the abatement has been very trifling the brokers have evinced but little disposition to relax their terms : 5i per cent. remains the charge for first cliss bills, although some few transactions have been report?cl at 51 per cent, The report has been issued by the directors of the Imperial Bank for presentation to the fourth half yearly meeting on the 21st inst. The directors have to announce, that in consequence of the extension of business, and with a view to advance the infiu• once of the bank, they deemed. it advisable to in. crease the subscribed capital, and give additional strength to the direction. They, therefore, in exercise of the authority vested in the board by the 18th and 21st regulations, issued 12,500 shares of the original capital—in addi tion to the first issue of 10,000 shares—thereby raising the subscribed capital from £1,000,000 to £2,250,000. The premiums on the shares recently issued have placed at disposal the sum of £48,288, which the directors recommend to be carried to the reserve fund; and, they are happy to state, that the increased capital has placed the bank in a position to meet the requirements of extending connections. The directors have to report that, after payment of the current charges, making allow ance for bad and doubtful debts, and rebate on bills, writing off £2,110 6s. 3d. (the profit on sale of fractional parts of new shares) against preliminary expenses, the profit and lose account exhibits a balance of £63,437 12e. ld,, including £48,288, the premium received on new shares, and they recommend the appropriation to be as follows : To dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, for the six months ending 30th June, 1864, on paid up capital of 12,000 shares Ist issue; £9,600 ;to payment at rate of £5 per cent. 2 per annum on paid up capital of 10,500 shares of the t2. e 2d and 3d issues in lieu of dividend, £849 5s 3d ;to e reserve fund, premium on new shares, £48,288 ; to balance to be carried forward to credit of profit and loss new account, £4,700 63 10d—total, £63,437 123 ld. The following gentlemen have joined the B direction, viz. :—H. L. Bischoffiheim, Esq., A. P. Petrocochino, Eeq., A. A. Ralli, EEq., I), Stern, Esq., and their appointment will have to be con tuned by the shareholders. sk Two o'CLocK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cont. Rentes were 661. 40c. Heavy, The improvement in the Funds has been lost, and Consols are now 90a ;,.for money, and 90; 91 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Bp Annuities are 891 90; Exchequer Bills, March, Bs. to 33. die., and for June 5, dis. to par; India 5 per st Cents., 104 a ; Enfaced 4 per Cents., 94 ; and I ditto 5 per Cents., 105 Foreign Securities are also rather flatter. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70 70-1 ; do. Consolides, 51; ; Mexican, ex all, 291 d ; do. New, 261 271 ; Greek, r, 25 25i ; Spanish Passive, 28/ 29 ; do. Certificates, et 101 ; Portuguese, 471 48; and the Confederate Loan, 77i 784. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been very limited, and few changes of importance I have taken place in prices. Great Western have I improved and Midland /. Lancashire and York- 51 Shire have declined I and Brighton 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines show no material alteration with regard to values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain in mode, rate request at about previous quotations. Ebbw Vale Company's shares are quoted prem. Thames Plate Glass 1 2 prem., and Maritime Credit 1i 1i prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do Account, Aug. 9 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. 894 t 90 New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1891 Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 _ 72 _ March. June. 6 dia Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent. Do £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stk, 51 per Ct. — Do Account.. — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 214 Do Account Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do Account Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Do Certificates Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 941 i Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 1051 4/ Do 6i per Cent., May, 1879 Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do 'Sonde .E.1,011U — Do under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—.ONE O'CLOCK Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Do 1659 — Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent bo Account Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.), — Chi Han 6 per Cent Do 3 pee Cent. Colombian 6 per Cent Cuba, 6 per Cent... Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — tquader New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per,Cent lO2l t Do, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent. ) 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Do Account Do Coupons — De Account.... Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do 1839 and 1859 I talian 5 per Cent.(slaremmana Railway) 711 Idexican 3 per Cent Do Account Do 6 per Cent, 1861 Do French Scrip, En, 25f 20c.. — die Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Ditto Scrip, £23 paid Moorish imperial 5 per Cent - New Granada — Do Account -1- Do 2 per Cent •••• Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 4 3 / 4 per Cent .. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) .. — Do 4 3 / 4 per Cent., 1862 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account .• Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3.. Do Account 4B 71 Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent., 1850 .. Do 3 per Cent 1859 .. . Do 5 per Cent, 1862 Do Anglo-Dutch Do Scrip, £3O paid 4t pm S ardinian 5 per Cent 11 0 Account B5l 5 'Vanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account :Do Passive Do Account 291 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. Do Account Swedish, 4 per Cent Do Scrip, £6O p a id .• • • PM Itaitish 6 per Cent. 1854 D o Acconnt I Do 6 p er Cent. 1858 911 100 Ac.c ount . 72 A Do LIOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do 74Account Do 0,„,, Bonds t . .................. 7oi 1u' 1) 0 .................... 70t Do 1863 Guara,tteed, 4 per Cent. 'Venezuela per C ent. Do Acc0unt................ Do 6 per Cent., 1862 . Do Account ............... .. Do Scrip £3O paid ................... 58 1, 8 Doll per Cent ................. .......... • • -- Dividends on the above p ......... in 170 d Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ea, arms 10 P 1 • .- on Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 251.. ....... •—• Do Account .............. Dutch 2i per C en t., Ex. 12 .... . ..... Do 4 per Cent. Certificates .......... French Rented, 2 per Cent ....... . 5 per Cent., 1361, Ex. 25 francs:. Do Account.... 674 P eruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. Pielaiontese, 5 per Cent., Ex, 25f......._ T~V Consols Money .4 9O O'CLOCK. el DC' 41"914:1t ..(1%.. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. Fa 1 id ) Closing 1 lin d s: n n e. ess 1 Prim Wol., and Str. Val., st nlythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleat t andlitid.Co„ et Bristol and Exeter at Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cora Wall 10 Do A (A gets no div 10 8 0. B Stilllepepan.has (been paid to B. 50 Dublin , Belfast June. 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. at Edinburgh & Glasgow. at Glasg. and S. Western. at Great Eastern, Ord. stk B Si - 9 9i 85 67 124 123 6 V all all DIM A gt6cl: 35 26 16 17 00 92 106 1(8 4vi 50 at Ditto EastAnglian st at GreatNorthof Scotland at Great Northern ...... •• et Do A stook st Do B do at Gt. S. an , 1 W. of Irelan , st Great Wntern ...• . •• at Do StrVal gua. stocl at Lancashire & Yorkshire at London and Blackwall et Lon., Bri,ght.,& S. Coast at Len., Chat, and Dover at Lon. & North Western at Lon. & So•Ath Western at Man., Shot, & Lincoln. BO Maryport end Carlisle 12i Dot shares st Metropolitan st Midland Do New at Do Firming. & Derby 50 Slid. Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. t shares 7i fi 130 141 MS 160 128 13! 90 9! 71f 72 ll9i 120 72 74 10i (07 46 47 1171 1181 976 98i 641 ai, 113 i 114,11 138 i 139 5 Mid Kept LO Do Cray Line it North British it Edin., Perth, & Dundee 3t Nth. Eastern—Berwiob 108 110 5 Do, G.N.E. phrchasf t Do Lecds it Do York it Do Carlisle it North London 10 Do New ....-... MI North Staffordshire io N. and S. NV. Junction. it Scottish Central at Scot N. K, Aber. stooi, at Do Scot, Mid. stook L 0 Shrews. and Welchpoo , at Shropshire Union it South Devon 54i e5l 25 't6 ICBi 169 k 71i i 63i 61 96) 97 st South Eastern st South Wake et S. York. and River Dun 20 Staines,Wok.,andlVok. 25 Stockton Zz. Darlington 25 119} 1 181 105) 46 1174 17 981 9 8i } 60 8i Do _ Do New, 188 it Taff Va1e............... 0 Do B LO Do C i 0 Ulster Do .10 Do t Vale of ' , Tenth t Victoria sta. and rim t Waterford it Kilkenny t West Cornwall it W. Hartlepool Ilar.&K , it West Midland—Oxford it Do Newport' it Do Bert vr:: 126 129 14 26 p 78 80 lot l 126 130 36 38 58 60 35 t 7 84} C4l 111} 1351 8 10i 106 8 9 374 38} 9i 10 75 Sit 165 170 6 7 t• 3 k p 105 110 35 37 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Shan. 100 Atlantic &St LawTenc( all 59 81 38 Sk Bora.,Baroda&.Cent Inc, 100 1011 1021 ( Gu. 5 per cent... • 20 Do. New . ...... 8 20 Do, E. Shares 7l p 201 Bullalo and Laxelluron all 04 6 10 Do. Preference ~.. all 8 9 100 ( Buflalo,litant,&Godria 100 77 82 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1,187 k 10 0 Do. do. July 1, 137;. 100 77 81 100 Do. do. Jun.e 1, 1871 100 77 82 at Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim 100 98 ILO st Cape Town J. - , Dock Seri] 100 98 100 95 stock Flastn. Bengal gu. sp. 100 104 106 1041 stock East Indian. gu. sp. e. 100 1(21 I'3l 1031 3 20 Do. do. t Ext.__ 15 a p 20 Do. do. II do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 19 20 20 1 00 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 72 71 i 3 1 00 Do. 00. deferred-- all 6! 61 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds., all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred...—. all 55 57 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock 1 00 Do. do. deferred all 43 45 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 29 31 100 Do. do. deferred all 28 3d) stook GLlndial'enln.gua.sp.o 100 103 104 1031 20 Do. New g - ua,. sp. c... 12 v 121 Do. January, 1882 .. stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 10 0 103 IC2 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 94 10 . 20 4 Do. New . . 18 101 1 0 1 6 1 0 0 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. all 89 61 91 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 82 81 8 2 10 Indian o 100 Branch Limite 2 iOO d 101 1p stook Madras. guar., 5p.. .. 1 1 stook Do. 41 p. 0. Extension 100 95 97 94 stock Dc. 44 d 0.... .. 100 9 0 02 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock ffelb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100 60 Relb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 59 100 Do. 7p. o. Hoeg. Bds. all $0 Newßrunswick & Ganda Class A end B all 8 5 N.Rl.C'daB po let pt bds i 100 82 84 stock Seinde ..........1 (100 1011 10 stock Do. Delhi ..;.411 100 1 0 01 1 0 11 20 ;Do. g 2 pr at Do. Panjaub ;1 all 1001 1011 Do. DO. tir j , stock Do. Indus. St. no.) i 000 94 96 , COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECTJRITIES. .Can. Gov. p.o.J a. &July 1877-81 Do. 6 p. a. Feb. & Aug. Do. 6 p. o. Mar. & Sept. Do. E p. o. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock Cape G.Hope, 6p 6,1873 Do.Ap & Oot. 1880 Do. 189 C Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. ,Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p c ;Mauritius 6 per cent .. Natal Gov. 6 per cont.. N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. J a.trjuly Do. 6p. 0.. A p. & Oot. N. S. V. Gov. 6 p c., 186f Du. 5 p. c.,18,1 to 187( Do. d0.,1888 dcupwde New Zealand 6 p cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. Queensland G cv. 6 p. C. S. Aus G6p.e.1878.& up.. Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. io 6 p.c. AndzOot.. 100 101 102 104 102 104 87 SO 87 8) 104 106 107 109 109 111 107 109 111 113 101 106 106 ICB 1 99 101 97 99 97 98 97 98 100 100 100 100 100 100 102 1 103 105 1106 108 - - I 1094 114 BRITISH MINES. 2 ICambrian Consol. Gold 1 fel clitrord Amalgamated 31 33 Devon G. Cono."f avist.) 1 670 680 East Bassett (Illog, an) 30 65 67 East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ..... 1.14.6 284 291 East Cam Brea 3.4.0 7 71 Russel (Tavistk ) 8.13. e 44 5 Gam.,kSt.Auloyn(Gwen ; 581 7 9 Great South Tolgus 17s 21 21 G. Wheal Vor (lielsten 40 29 31 Grenville 6.16. t 61 71 [lend's-Foot ...... • 8.12 38 40 ilingston Downs 4.18.0 31 41 Lady Bertha Nlargaret (Ony Lelant 9i 8 10 Ilarke Valley.. I Alyndy Iron Oro (Lim ' 2 4 1/ 1 d New tietur - North Downs 2l 11 2 N.W h . ' Bassetallo.Tan 3.1.0 11 11 North Wheal Crotty .. 2.6.9 41 41 tar Consols (St. Blazey, 20 l'rovidenoe(thay Lelnt.) 10.0.? 38 40 South Caradon(St.Cleer 14 455 175 S. Cam Brea (Illogan).. S.Wheal Fran. allovm, 18.18.9 45 50 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 - fama:SilvA Lead 31in — fin Cron 9 364 17i West Basset (Illogan) l4 9 10 W. Cr radon (Liskeard) 6 15 17 West Soton Wheat Basset (Mogan; 51 874 91t Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 10 27 29 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.8 WhealLncleott ...... .. 3.5.8 14 Wheal blaryAnn gen.; 8 13 15 Wheal neton . 584 220 230 2294 Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 19 21 Wheal Union 3.17 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per mt. pm., 208 Great Western Orig. 4} per cent pi:, 96 North Staffordshire, 221 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL& Nottingham and Grantham R. & C, 83 FOREIGN RAILWAYN Great Luxembourg, 111 FOREIGN RINE& St. John del Rey (Urn.), 29i Yudanaututana of S, Australia ,11m., 2i BANK& &gra andllasterman'S (UM.), 162 50 &lliance (um.), 691 9 Ditto, new, 631 Anglo Austrian, 7j I Australasia, 721 Bank of Egypt, 30 Bank of London, 180 British and Californian, lim.. 6r..7 Chartered Bank of India, Austr al ia, itild:Chbla, 41 City, 148 Continental, lim., 181 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered:pi English and Swedish, lim., 161 European Bank, lim. , 15 k Hindustan, China, and Japan aim.), 3 5 1 Imperial Bank (lim.), 40 Imperial bank of India, Ohina, and Japan, lim., 51 Imperial Ottoman, 181 1 Land Mo?tgage Bank of India, Um., 6 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., 71 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, 81 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 251 London and Colonial (Um.), 211 1 London and County, 74 51 London Joint Stock, 49 London and Northern, I]m., 23 London and South-West er , 251 London and 11 estminster, 101 Mercantile and Exchange, lim., 191 etropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 291 Union of Australia, 53 2 Union of London, 541 4:51 MISCELLANEOUS. British Indian Tea, Ilan„ 81 City Offices, lim., 41 Consolidated Discount, Urn., pi Credit Foncier of Mauritius, gi Credit r, 10i Di scou nt Corp oration;l6l East Indian Financial, lirn., 51 Egyptian Corm and Trading, lira 41 Financial Corporation, 11 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 71 2 Ditto, nee, it Home and C ionial A ssnrance, Urn , 61 Imperhl midi)] ercantile Credit Asso., Hut 9 L Interna ti ona l Financial Society , 11111., 101 w Joint Stock Discount, Um, 7 1 Land Securities, lan., 41 London Financial Association, lira., 2Si National Discount Company;hm., 15 1 Ottoman Financial Association, lira,, ti Smith, Knight, and Co., lira., lir Teiograt h Cons t r uo. and Maintenance, Ern., 41. Thatne3 and Mersey Marine (Insurance), limn., 71. Universal Marine, Insurance, Warrant Finance, UM, 61 1 1001 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 18, 1864. MARKETS—This Day, NARK-LANE. The wheat trade in the country markets held on Satur day ruled firm, and prices advanced in some instances is per quarter. For all descriptions of spring corn there was a steady demand, and the quotations had an upward ten dency. For flour, the trade ruled firm. According to New York advises, the export demand for wheat and flour was by no means active. Prices, however, fluctuated considerably owing to the continuous riso and fall in the value of gold. On the continent the corn trade, generally, is firm. Seasonably geed supplies of home-grown produce were received up to our market last week. The imports from abroad amounted to 13,656 quarters of wheat, 40,045 oats, 20 liL:seed, 105 sundry seeds, and 610 sacks of flour. The market was moderately supplied with most descrip tions of foreign, wheat. Generally speaking, the trade was quiet, yet no change took place in prices compared with Monday last, Fresh up to our market to day the arrivals of home grown wheat were on the increase, and the condition of the produce on the stands was good. The samples exhibited for sale were few, but they represented a considerable quan tity of produce, and more than is usually brought forward at this season of the year. The trade consequently was rather quiet; nevertheless the bulk of the supply was dis posed of, and last Monday's prices were fairly supported. Floating cargoes of grain were in moderate request, at late rates. The supply of barley on sale was very moderate: For grinding qualities the trade was firm, and prices advanced Is per quarter. In malt about an average business was transacted, on former terms. There was a large supply of oats on the stands—never theless, all descriptions move d off freely, at an advance of 6d per quarter from Monday last. Beans were in short supply, and the trade ruled firm, at an advance of is per quarter. The value of peas had an upward tendency, and the show of samples was very moderate. Fox flour there was a fair inquiry, on former terms. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. tYheat —Essex and Kent, red, 1803, per qr 39s to 43s Ditto, old .—s —s Ditto, white, 186 3 415 Ditto, old --8 —S Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s Ditto, 1863 Talavera, - 8 Rye— Baxley—Grinding 22s 25s Malting —B -8 M a lt—Suffolk and Norfolk 605 665 Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os 665 66s 688 Chevalier Oats —Yorkshire and LincolnslL,Feeding. 18s 235 Potato Youghal and Cork, black lss 238 Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 195 235 Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas —Grey 355 375 Maple White 345 38s Boilers Flour —T ow n-made, per 28 0 1 b Suffolk 2Bs 30s Stockton and 265 28s A m erican, per barrel lVs 5s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. To- day's market was somewha t heavil y su pp lied with fore i gn s i,, , elr, for which the inquiry ruled heavy, at de • press ed currencies! . The quality of the foreign beasts and sheep was very middn:2s- The arrivals of .beasts fresh up from our own grazing cLetr;:ts were on the increase , and in average condition. All breeds 1 2oved off slowly, at a de cline in the quotations, compared wail Monday last, of 4d per 81b., and a total clearance of the supply was not effected.• The general top figure for beef was 4d per Sibs. The Lin colnshire season has opened remarkably well as to quality, far better than during the last three or four years. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,500 Scots, crosses, and shorthorns ; from Lin colnshire, 2,000 shorthorns, &c.; from other parts of Eng land, 700 various breeds ; from Scotland, 189 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 70 oxen and heifers. We were heavily supplied with Pheep, and the mutton trade was very dull, at 4d per Sibs lesg money- Tho beat D o wns and half-breds ch an g ed hands at Ps 2d, the best Lincolns, 4s ficl per 81bs. Tho supply of lambs was mo d e rate, and sales progressed slowly, at from bs 3d to 6s 8d per 81bs. The general quan:y of the supply was only middling. Calves were in good supply and heavy request, at 2d per 81bs less money. The top figure was 4s 10d per Bibs. In pigs very little was doing, at late rates. Per Bibs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 6 4 10 Seeondquality do. 3 8 4 2 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 0 5 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Large crse. calves 3 10 4 6 Prime Scots, &o. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 ti 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 343 10 Large hogs 36 4 0 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Small porkers..., 4 2 4 6 Lambs.....ss 8d to 6s Bd. Suckling calves, 16s to 21s ; and quarter-old store pigs, Us to 25s each. __ TOTAL surrvi. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Cows — f Sheep and lambs .... 9, 800 Sheep and lambs.... 32,6801 Calves Calves 4Bl (Pigs rigs. 4BO I • The total imparts of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 8,215 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 18,798—in 1862, 7,977—in 1861, 10,394 —in 1860, 15,120—in 1859, 8,101 —in 1868, 7,958 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Amsterdam.... 90 60 5 .. Antwerp .. 25 .. 19 80u10gne...... 15 Bremen l2B .. 51 8 Calais Dordt.. 258 .. 516 .. 6 5 7 .. Dunkirk. 27 1 67 Hamburg .... 129 .. 2258 535 Harlingen .... 427 .. 694 .. 247 .. 144 729 Medemblik 51 .. 424 •• 4 • • Lisbon 2O Ostend ..... .••• 52 .. 51 47 .. Rotterdam Toning Total .... 1322 .. 4424 .. 812 .. 240 ...1417 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 863.. 862 .. 1456 .. 6,899 .. 679 .. 450 .. 915 .861 1552 .. 6,343 .. 984 .. 791 .. 936 860 i 859 767 .. 5,888 .. 667 .. 466 .. 372 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, July 20, 1863, and this day Monday, July 18, 1864, Per 81b. to sink the offal. July 20, July 18, 1863. 1864. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 8 3 2to 3 6 Second quality do Prime large oxen .. 4 6 4 8 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c... 4lO 5 0 4 6 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep .... 3 6 4 0 3 4 310 Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do 4 8 410 4 6 410 Prime Southdown do. 10 0 5 0 5 2 458 6 8 Lambs Largo coarse calves Prime small do. Largo hogs .. 3 6 4 0 3 6 4 0 Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 4 2 4 6 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves .. 466 454 Pigs 350 480 SurniEs oN SALE, July 21, 1862.—Beasts, 4,930 — sheep and lambs, 30,110—calves, 2!,6—pigs, 270. JULY 22, 1861.—Beasts, 4,360 —sheep, 25,200—calves, 357—pigs, 350. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. The supply of meat on sale at these markets is but moderate. The trade, however, is quiet ; nevertheless, previous quotations are firmly supported, Per Mb. by the carcase. stied sdad Inferior beef .. 3 2 3 6 Middlingmutton 4 2 4 4 .38 3 10 Prime do .. 4 l t 4 8 Crime largo do. 4 0 4 2 Veal Do. small d 0... 4 2 4 4 Small pork 4 2 4 6 Large pork .... 3 4 4 0 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 8 A 0 BOROUGH HOP. The accounts from the plantations this morning are not to say favourable, but the recent change in the temperature will undoubtedly have the effect of bringing the plant into a more forward state. The supply of hops on sale is very moderate, and for last year's produce the trade is firm on rather higher terms. Other, including foreign, growths are in but moderate request, yet prices rule stationary. There was no import into London last week. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of home-grown potatoes to these markets are seasonably large, but with foreign produce they aro scantily supplied. For nearly all descriptions exhibited for sale there is a steady demand at prices ranging from 70s to 120 s per ton. SEEDS. The trade for hempseed was very steady, at extreme rates, the few parcels on offer having sold at 60s per quarter. There was not much doing in other seeds, but no change of importance has taken place in the quota tions. There has been a fitir average business transacted in cakas, and prices ruled thin, rarnip,White,p.bus.ils tons Swede —s —s Mustard, Brown lO3 13s White, Os lls Tares, Spring.... is Od ls 6dl Old per quarter - —s etmary, per quarter 523 6 ?, 3 Rye grass, new 22s 24s White —s —s Foreign —8 White. —s —s Clover, R e d Eng., ct. —5 , new. —s —s Carraway 22s 26s Coriander ...... 12s les ilernpseed, per qr —s 6us Linseed,Eng.sowing 76s 78s Crushing sBs 63s Baltic —s —8 I °dew, —s —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £9los.€lo —s Foreign les £9 155 Rape Cakes,p ton.CE lOs £slos Rapeseed, new,pr qr 64s eBs WOOL. Tha English wocil trade continuos very firm, anti owing to a further advance in prices in the manufacturing districts higher rates are demanded here for both combing and clothing descriptions, and are in some instances obtained. In colonial wool only a moderate business is doing by pri vate contract ; nevertheless, the quotations rule very firm. The public sales will commence in London on Thursday next, and at Liverpool on the 27th instant. There was no arrival of wool in London last week either from the Cape or Australian colonies. Current prices of English wool per lb. Fleeces —South Down hoggets 1 111 • Half-bred do Kent fleeces ' South Down ewes and wethers 1 11 Leicester do. Sorts —Clothing Combing 2 Oi 2 5i 2 4 2 0 2 2 1 10 2 1 TALLOW. The tallow trade is firmer to-day, and prices have improved. P.Y.C. is quoted at 41s per cwt on the spot, and 43s 3d to 43s Gd Gd for the last three months' delivery. Town tallow, 39s net cash ; rough fat, 2s per Slb. ;'Particulars. 1860 . 186 1 1862. f 1863. 1864. ---- ----- -- 5350 a :o, 48s Od t0,48c61 to 42s0d totlls ed to Price of Y.C. . Stock this day.— . 31. 162 66 .5? C 31.065 39 . 183 41,873 —s Od —s °d 49s 9,1 —s Od —s Od D e li v ery lastweek 1,970 1,508 1, 442 072 850 • 1 Ditto from June 1 1 12,906 8,74; 10. 40 5,735 6,643 Arrivals last week 1,864 1,408 1,556 718 389 Ditto from June 1 16,961 7,893 67 93 7,174 3,959 Price of Town •• —55 s 508 63 42s 33 43s Od r 41s 6d ,POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Pay, THAMES. A MISCHIEVOUS ELF.—William Mitchell, a boy abou, 14 years of age, was brought before Mr Paget charged with throwing stones in a public thoroughfare. Thomas Allen, a police-constable, No. 409 K, stated that last night, a few minutes after 8 o'clock, when people were leaving their churches and meeting houses, the prisoner was throwing stones among them in Brunswick-street, Poplar. Ile remonstrated with the prisoner when he threw the first stone. His remonstrances were treated with con tempt. The prisoner threw four more stones, and he then took him into custody. The prisoner said " You can't take me into custody for throwing stones." He told the prisoner ho was mistaken, and that he should not only take him into custody, but lock him up. The prisoner said that he only threw pebbles; but he told the prisoner that pebbles or flint stones made no difference, and he took him to the station-house. The prisoner's companions called out "Knock his hat off; kick him , don't go with him ;" but the prisoner did not do that. The witness added that great complaints had been made by the inhabitants of the East India-road, Poplar, and the adjoining streets, of the nuisance of s t o ne throwing by mischievous boys like the prisoner. He believed the prisoner was throwing atones at some girls, but any person near was in danger of having his or her eye cut out. Mr Paget—You are quite right. It is a most dangerous practice. The prisoner said he did not know why he was locked up and brought to a police-court. Mr Paget—For an illegal act of throwing stones, and if any of the stones thrown by you had injured any person you would have been ch ar g ed with an assault. The prisoner, wha said he was the son of a shi p wri g ht, d e clared he only threw a f ew small pebbles at his com panions. Mr. Paget—That is an offence.You had no right to throw small pebbles ; you a re a mischievous elf. London boys are always throwing s tones. Allen said the "small pebbles" thrown by the prisoner w ere stones picked up in the r oad as large as hens' e gg s. Mr Paget fined the prison er 65., which his parents paid for hire. 1....• ....0 ...MI WESTMINSTER. DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.--James Gander ! 60 years et age, of very respectable appearance, was charged with attempting to drown himself from the Chelsea new bridge. Police-constable, 244 B, said that at 8 o'clock on Satnr (;,:y evening he was told that these was some one in the water; and looking into the Thames saw the prisoner, who was, after some trouble, got out by a bargeman, Mr Selfe—Lad he been drinking? Constable—l tl.2nk he had ;he appeared like it, Mr Selfe—Did he sa: anything when he recovered I Constable—He said thai trouble of mind and family mis fortune had driven him to it. I produce these (a handker chief full of large stones) which I found in the prisoner's pockets to sink him. When speaking of his misfortunes, ho said that nobody knew his troubles but himself. I‘,: Selfe—Are any of his friends here ? Constable —One of his sons is present. Mr Selfe (tk: the Son) —How is this — can you in a n y wa y account for this ? Th e Son—He li v es S College-place with my mother, but Bila is r has y w a had from agood home u:g my brother's wife. My fhe late to disturb his mind. Mr Selfe—Does he dr ink ? ata The Son—Since these misfortunes /lave come upon him he has taken to drinking very freely, and has strange no tions that he is being abandoned by his family and friends, but he is quite wrong in that respect, every body is sorry for his misfortunes, and would do their best to help him, Mr Selfe--What has he been ? The Son—A master cabman, and at one time had a very large business. He prospered for years, but at last business fell off, and he was obliged to sell his things, and then he . went with the money they fetched into the country in hopes of doing something else, but could find nothing to suit, and so returned to London. He has not been doing anything since. Mr Selfe—l shall remand him until Friday next, and the witnesses must attend again, for, nAless I see great reason to alter my present view of the case, I shall commit prisoner for trial. The bargeman who rescued prisoner is William Geary, who deserves a reward. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COUNT IVALDSTEIN'S WATCH. Joseph Hood, the pri vate of the Grenadier Guards, charged witi, liaTiag a gold watch and chain, of the value of £lOO, the pro rty of Count Waldstein, in his Posses s i on , wa s again brougii: before Mr Tlrwhitt._ • Mr Weymouth, the Count's solicitor, attended on the part of the Count. Inspector Tanner, from Scotland-yard, said ho had no further evidencr, the Count not being in attendance. Mr Weymouth was sorry to say he had no information whether the Court had been made aware of what bad trap.- spired. Mr Tyrwhitt said the Count Was well aware what had transpired before he left this country. Mr Weymouth said he had a letter written by the Count to a gentleman acknowledging tho receipt of some letters, but not stating that he had heard of what had taken place. Mr Tyrwhitt said the Count's non-attendance was not unexpected, and it was never thought he would attend. The man would be discharged , and the watch be detained by the police. it appears that the prisoner's time of service being up, ho was discharged regiment last week. uisi y -- THE roLicE.—malcohn Goodall, a baker, living at 21 , Grafton street was charged before M r T ) rwhitt with b eing drunk and disorderly, and also with assaulting Police-constable Win. Lobb, 73 C, and Sergeant David Davey, 17 C, in Silver street, and tearing Wm. Child s, the bea dl e o f Golden - attempting to rescue his uniform coat, and Fr c e h d a k r . g ß e druTmer, 16, Great Pulteney ; s G tr o e o c d t a , ll t a a i l n o d r, as w s a a s ul also tin s 145;diolcnt blow in the face. s quare e y s t night, Silver-street, earsu t sr aboutienegt ,him in h md a half going up to see the cause found G paal:tro:ine9saCw, a s said w th a a that assembled a l eat in _ — aadall ill-using a boy by bringing his head on the . ground. r, oinmma berdoi .autie:r7e asked Goodall what struck in the face by Goodall, yl and while on the way n constable, 73 C, coming h th e e w v a i s le a s b t o m u a ti n w ne h r e , n an h d e u T p h , ey G t o h o e d n al t l oo g k av G e o h od i l to tho station they were ( 1:12 0 3 . 1 l o o C l c v ) u e s d t custody, Y a crowd of 200 persons, the prisoner Brummer taking a very active part, and calling upon the crowd to rescue Goodall. g ground andL obb said, 73 thatC , provedwhile le oa eithen Goodall also bit both his C, said he went to the assist. _ :$9. 1 to to it to the amount of Ss. hands. get Goodall up he bit Sergeant Davey, 17 of the other officers, and found Goodall lying on his back kicking violently. :intrya:neg. Daltanler acting as the ring him in the thigh, tried to bite him elsewhere, and also tore 9 and urging his uniform coat, do - in ' : The prisoner Drummer called to the Crowd of above 300 persons to rescue Goodall. win. Childs, beadle of Golden-sqtare, said he went to assist the police, and found them to rescue Goodall. Brummer and others caught hold of him and pulled him away while be had hold of Goodall and leader of a large crowd of persons tore the button off his coat. lit' was Rl6O kicked a good deal about the legs. Goodall said he knew nothing about th e a ff a i r , on l y th a t he felt sore when he woke up the next morning. Brummer said he thought Goodall waa being illused and interfered. Mr Tyrwhitt said it appeared to be a most unp rovo k e d assault by Goodall, the pol ice having only y interfered when they found him illusiag a boy, which they had a right to do. He should commit Goodall for 14 days for assaulting 73 C, and for 14 days for biting, and 7 days for damaging the sergeant's coat. Drumme r, who evidently was a meddling fellow, and set the crowd against the police, he should find 20s or 14 days for the attempted rescue, and 108 or 7 days for assaulting the beadle. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, a Market opened Steady,pnd without any change suck S4traday. Silts vrobAbly 8,000 halo. The Murder on the North London Railway. i ASSIZ ADJOURNED INQUEST-THIS DAY. This morning Mr John Humphreys, the coroner for the eastern division of the county of Middlesex, resumed at the Prince of Wales Tavern, Hackney, the in quiry into the death of Mr Briggs, who was attacked on the I qorth London railway on the night of Saturday the 9th it Ist., and who died on the following night. It will be reme sobered that at the inquest which the coroner opened a wee k ago to-day Mr J, T. Briggs, the son of deceased, identifi ad the body, and spoke of the things contained in the carriage being his property. It was also proved by Mr James Hudson, the landlord of the Milford Castle, Hackney Wick, that about 20 minutes past 10 on Saturday night (the 9th inst.) the bogy of Briggs was brought to his house. Since that time a post mortem examination of the body has been made by experienced surgeons called in by the coroner for that pur pose, and much anxiety has been evinced to ascertain the views of those gentlemen in reference to the conflicting rumours which have prevailed as to the immediate cause of death. Mr Francis Toulmin, F.R.C.S., said he saw Mr. Briggs at Bow on Saturday night. He was perfectly unconscious. He recommended his removal, and he died at his own house on Sunday night. There was a wound in front of the ear and a wound behind. Both hands ware bruised. The fore arm was also bruised and grazed. On raising the scalp a considerable quantity of blood was discovered. Thero was a bruise and an abrasion of the skin above the left temple. The skull was discovered to be fractured. There was also a fracture and depression of the temporal bone. On remov- ing the calivarum much blood was found between the bone and the dura mater, and the dura mater and the brain. The structure of the brain was perfectly healthy, except where it had been injured by pressure. The lungs and heart showed no signs of disease except being a little flabby, which would be the case in a man of his age. The bruise en the left temple might have been caused by a fall. The fracture of the ear he ascribed to a blow horn a blunt in strument. Ho attributed death to a fracture of the skull, 1 and depression of the brain. The abrasions on the hands and arms might have been caused by a person being put in an attitude of defence. Mr F. Moojen, of 8, Southampton-street, and Blooms bury-square, who appeared for the relatives of the deceased, said he had no questions to ask Mr Toulmin. . Mrs Carstine Buchan, of 23, Nelson-square, Peckham, said she was niece of the deceased. He came to their house on Saturday the 9th, by appointment, to dine. She reached Nelson-square at five o'clock, and left about a quarter past nine. He was at the time in his usual health and spirits. She understood that he was going direct home. He was quite sober. Her husband saw him to the omnibus. Witness did not notice whether he had more than one shirt stud. She did not notice any particular part of his dress. The Coroner—Have you any knowledge of any one having threatened to do him an injury? Witness —Nut of my own knowledge. The Coroner—Did you ever hear of such a thing ? Witness—Never. The Coroner—Do you know of a person who applied to him for a loan of money which was refused ? Witness—Yes. The Coroner—Did you ever hear that that person had threatened him ? Witness—Yes. The Coroner—Did that person say to the effect that he would murder him ? "Witness—l cannot say. The Coroner—You would not undertake to say it was to that effect ? Witness—No, I would noi. The Coroner—Did he say ho would injure him? Witness—Yes. The Coroner—Do you know of any other circumstance you would wish to communicate to the court ? Witness—No. The Coroner—Your husband may have borrowed money of Mr Briggs. Your examination has no reference to him P Witness—No. The Coroner and jury then proceeded to inspect the car riage in which the murder took place, and which was brought to the Hackney-station for their accommodation. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr, Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE J. AND R. LOCRWOOD. These bankrupts were described as of Bemwood• place, Edgeware-road, surveyors and auctioneers. The case had been adjourned for a cash and deficiency ac count which had been rendered by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Hayles, from July, 1862, to March, 1864, Robert Lock. wood retired in 1863. The accounts, therefore, commence from the commencement of the pat tnership, and show— Debtor to creditor, unsecured, £1,475; to creditors holding security £1,583. The assets are set down at about £1,350 Passed without opposition. The order of discharge ad journed. IN BE REINHART. _ _ The bankrupt had acted as stage manager to Her Ma jesty's Theatre, and applied to be released from custody. Mr. Bayley opposed on the ground that the bankrupt in tended to go abroad. The debts are £lOO, chiefly due to creditors in Vienna. Mr Reed for the bankrupt said his client had been en gaged in a theatre in Vienna and had accepted bills from the lessee, on one of which he had been arrested in this country. His Honour said he would release the bankrupt on his finding bail himself in £lOO and two sureties in £5O each. INTELLIGENCE, HOME ClRCUlT—Cfmetsronto, July 16. (Before Baron Martin.) CHARGE OF MURDER. Emma Howard alias Emma Pudney, 23, a wretched looking young woman, was indicted for the wilful murder of her child, George Isaac Howard, otherwise Pudney. Mr Walford and Mr Philbrick prosecuted, and the prisoner was defended by Mr Peirce and Mr E. T. Smith. The facts of this case were very simple, and the evidence for the prosecution left no doubt that the prisoner bad not only committed the act imputed to her, but had else . at tempted to destroy the life of another infant; but at the same time it also established the fact that the prisoner was in such a state of mind at the time as not to be criminally responsible for her actions. It appeared that she lived with her mother at Halstead, and that she had two illegitimate children, the one that lost its life, who was about a year and a half old, and another about four years old. She got her living by silk weaving, but it appeared that at the time the offence was committed the prisoner was in a most miser able state of poverty, and this had, no doubt, affected her mind, and, coupled with her mental condition in other re speWs, drove her to the commission of the act with which she was charged. It seemed that on the afternoon of the 28th of March the prisoner left her mother's house with her two children, stating that she could not support them, and that it was her intention to go to the union and ask for some assistance. In about an hour she returned without the children, and when she was asked what had become of them, she replied that she hoped they were in heaven. A police constable who happened to be accidentally passing the river Colne, towards which the prisoner had been seen walking with her children in the afternoon in question, heard a child's voice cry out, " I shall fall! I shall fall!" and on going to the spot he saw the eldest child hanging by both hands from the branch of a tree and up to its neck in water, and the younger child floating in the water and apparently dead. He rescued the first-mentioned child, and then got the second out of the water, but it was quite dead. The constable afterwards went to the house of the prisoner's mother and found her there, and asked her if it was true what he had heard re specting her children, and she replied that it was, and she then said that she would go anywhere with him, but that she wished first to see her dear children, She then said that she first threw the younger child into the water, and that she held the other child to look at him while he was struggling in the river, and then threw him in, and he turned his face to her and called out " Mother, mother I" and she went away. The prisoner did not seem to have attempted to conceal what she had done, and, ac cording to the evidence of her mother, ehe had been for a considerable period before the occurrence in a low and de spending state, and that fears were entertained that she would do violence to herself, and that since the birth of her last child she had frequently complained of her head, and it appeared that several members of her family had been con fined in a lunatic asylum. The statement was confirmed by the testimony of a medical gentleman named Sinclair, who had attended the prisoner, and who stated that she had on several occasions exhibited indications of her brain being affected. The jury, without troubling Mr Peirce to address them, returned a verdict of not guilty on the ground of insanity, and the prisoner was ordered to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure. Tho wretched creature was removed from the bar shriek ing, and calling out " Oh my dear children I oh my dear children I " This concluded the business of the assizes. WESTERN CIRCUIT—SALISBURY, July 16. NISI PRIUS COURT. (Before Mr Justice Byles.) RHOADES V. COOPER—LIBEL—LI,OOO DAMAGES. Mr Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr H. T. Cole were coons© for the plaintiff; Mr Sleigh (specially retained) and Mr Turner represented the defendant. This was an action for libel under very peculiar circum stances. The defendant pleaded not guilty and justification. Mr Sleigh, however, withdrew the latter plea before the case was gone into. The plaintiff, Susan Rhoades, is the daughter of a former tradesman of Salisbury, now deceased, Mr Cooper is a solicitor, about 60, practising in the same town. It appeared he had known the plaintiff all her life, and was always appa sently very fond of her. In 1853 or 1854 he began to pay her more particular attentions, and desired to become her hus band. He walked and drove with her, took her to buy new furniture for his house, and treated her in every respect as his affianced wife. In 1856, when she was about 17 years of ago, he seduced her. On her giving birth to a child he refused to marry her, but offered to settle £lOO a year upon her for life, on condition that she remained single, and held no immoral intercourse " with any person whomsoever." A deed was drawn up, and defendant duly paid the first quarter's annuity. From that time to the present some thing like twenty actions have been brought, and they have all boon given against the defendant with costs. On each occasion he has pleaded, but failed to prove, that the young lady is unchaste. He had himself at tempted to renew the intercourse with her, but she refused. to see him except in the presence of a third person. In 1855 he wrote her a letter, in which he considered her to be a most persecuted lassie. Some time ago he caused a plea which he intended to plead in. " action 21," as he termed it, to be lithographed, and sent copies to Mr Wilson, one of the county coroners, the Salisbury magistrates, and others. In it he charged Miss Rhoades with having had immoral inter course with men, and also with having, sinca the preceding action, given birth to a second child. This was the libel complained of. The action was originally brought in Lon don, but the defendant applied to a judge at chambers and got the venue changed to Salisbury, for the purpose, it was alleged, of rendering her appearance in court more painful and distressing to the plaintiff, on account of her being so well known in the town. Defendant's conduct was severely censured by Mr Coleman, in his opening address. Miss Rhoades was examined. Witnesses having been called to prove the publication of the libel, Mr Sleigh proceeded to address the court in mitigation of damages. He admitted that the defendant had acted un wisely and upon erroneous impressions, but at the same time he contended that the plaintiff had sustained no da mage through the publication of the libel. Those who know her were shown to entertain as much respect for her now as they did before. There was no malice on the part of the defendant, and he submitted that very moderate damages would meet the justice of the case. His Lordship, in summing up, said there could be no question that the document which the defendant had issued was a libel. The only question, therefore, was one of damages, and on this point he would say nothing what ever to influence their decision. Tha jury almost immediately found a verdict for the plaintiff, damagt, s, £l,OOO. SHIPPING-THIS DAY, L o zpox, July 18.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; u-.9derite breeze and fine weather. CA.ILDIFF, jti.—Wind N,W.--Arrived—Ply, from St. Nazar°. CLYDE, July 15.—Wind P.E.—Sailed—Bannockburn, for Quebec. POETI33IOtrTH, July 17.—Wind S.E.—sailed—Her Ma jesty's ship Hector, for tho westwae.—Bankfuskia, for Havaunah. (AY MAGNETIC TEEM:MAP%) ORIVESEND, Monday Morning: Arrived, July 17-110,:r, tug, from Lisbon—Alma, from Alderney—Furct, from Oravelines.—Moskva, from Havannah. Fyenoord Arrived, July 18—Jousberg, from OPlsicalci— from Rotterdam, DEAL, MOntiaj 1110171111 - Passed, July 17—Eclipse, for Colorabo--Elm, for Bat hurst—Devonia, for Moret on Bay—Jeffy, for Cardiff East all 1:°/11 4'-'°nd°n —A n na, for New York—C : roni, for London. ACCIDENT TO MRS H. FENWICK.—Mrs Fenwiok, wife of Mr H. Fenwick, M.P., has met with a rather serious accident, at her residence in London. She was dress ing for a ball, when a portion of her dress caught fire. Mr Fenwick, hearing a loud shriek, rushed up stairs, and fofind his wife enveloped in flames ; instantly throwing her down, he succeeded, by using his coat, in extinguishing the fire, but not until Mrs F. was severely burnt. For some days afterwards she was in a critical state from the injuries re ceived by the shook which her system sustained. She is now happily recovering, but it will probably be a month yet before she is able to leave her room, and it is feared that she will never be completely freed from the injuries she has sustained,—Gateshead Observer, F.PITHEAD.—During the past week Rear. Admiral Sir A I.7cander Milne, K.C,8., Captain Hewlett, C,8., Colonel Jervis, and other officers, appointed 3.quire into our coast defences, visited Portsmouthort , and - re ported the impracticability of e recting a f upon n of Stourbridge Shoal, nea rl y opposite the tow therefore Ryde, in the Islo of Wight. This part icular spot will, , in the event of a probable invasion, have to be occupied by floating batteries heavily plated, mounted with powerful guns, and supplied with the most approved and destructive ammunition.—ibuy and Navy Ca;ette. THE AMERICAN BLOCEADE,—The prize steamer Siren, laden with liquors, iron, &u., captured at Cape Lookout, arrived at New York. The Federal Naval Department had been informed of the capture in the South Atlantic of the British schooner R. S. Hood by the steamer Proteus. She was from Nassau, Boston, July s.—The British prize steamer Jupiter, from Nassau, N.Y. for Wil mington, N.C., arrived yesterday, and was captured on the 27th of June. in lat. 29 47 N., long. 76 30 W., by she the U n it e d States' gunboat Protons, During the chase threw overboard her entire cargo. She is an iron side wheel boat of 180 tons, and sailed from London. TAsso'S AUTOGRAPH. —At Paris, the other day, an autograph of TaS9O was sold, written by the poet of the Gerusalernme Liberate," in the 26th year of his age, It is worded as follows :—" I, the undersigned, hereby ac knowledge to have received from Abraham Levi 25 lire, for which he holds in pledge a sword of my father's, 6 shirts, 4 sheets, and 2 table-covers. March 2, '1570, Torquato Tame." VIENNA, July 15.—The General Correspondence declares that the news sent from Turin relative to the cNisterce of bands of brigands in Venetia As oaliately unfounilt.d. The Pitman or the Eel t At the Worship-street Police Court on Saturday, William Pitman was charged before Mr Cathbert Ellison with an indecent assault upon Isabella Israel, a young Jewess, living in Lamb-street, Spite Melds. - Complainant said—About an hour since I was in the market purchasing a piece of salmon, when I suddenly felt something on my log just below the knee. Some eels were being weighed, end I first thought that ono of them had fallen and wriggled up my dress, but on brushing it down I distinctly felt a hand. Defendant was on his knees, and 1 I am certain it was ho who committed the offence. I told my father, and then preferred this charge. Cross-examined by Mr Graves—Not any of the eels were In the ground. The hand held me tight—the eels were , . fi ru ltr, about on the stall. sci „iers, 91 H—When I took defendant into custody he said tnat h," was inn 69 e nt of the accusation—that an eel had been taker: from the e Xale, and that he picked it up, in doing which it co.tainly might have touched her leg or thereabouts. herself a "market widow")—l Mary Swan (describing was weighing 21b of live ee:s for a gentlemen—one of 'em wriggled out. Mr Pitman, which he btis a wife and Fix small children, picked it up and Aung it on the stall, say ing, 4 ' There it is where it was." Mr Stafford (clerk)—Did you lose eight of defendant's hand while he was looking for the eel? Witness—No, I didn't ; and if he did anything wrcing I must have seen it. The eel might have touched the young lady just above the boot; but no higher—oh, no— no higher 1 Thomas Hart—l am a shopkeeper in Spitalfields-market, and Mrs Swan's stall is just opposite me. I saw the young :ady standing on the pavement buying some salmon, and her hoops, when she leaned forward, reached right across to my shop front. I could see all her le g s q uite high, and I said to a customer, " What a disgusting fashion this is 1" Just then an eel slipped away, and this young man (de fendant) snatched it up from close by her legs, but I swear he never touched them; the fish might, they knows nothing of manners. (Much laughter.) l've known this person twenty years ; he is a moral man with a large family. Mr Ellison—All this may be true, and yet he might have committed such an offence as is charged against him. However, upon the strength of tLe combined evi -1 donee, I conclude that the eel was the guilty party. and I therefore order the discharge of the person who held it. Cunard AMERICAN s teacirikAlA: Arabia, from STEAMERS THIS WEEI--There are three steamers due at Liverpool ' this week, with the mails from Canada and the United , States, viz. :—l'he City of London, from New York on the 9th, may be looked for off Cape Clear or Queenstown this evening (Monday) cr early te-morrow m orning ; the liiber or-U—k -E ol ' t T he Lll"" t FisllEßx.—ThiesoC:£llsi nian, from Quebec, also on the 9th, will no doubt rem': Londonderry in the course of to-morrow; on Saturday, the expected to reach Queenstown• THE IiERIZING gs. 13th, may be boats s s w h ere very engaged in the herring fishery on the Irish coast fortunate last week, having made trona Mr Corsbie, salesman, of Newlyn, disposed of £2,500 worth of herrings, per boat ; The Cornwall, reports having Irish and Scotch boats have also had good luck, but their: were taken alortly alter tii., ~,,,, principal catches ht , : i,ternent of the season. 158 9 131 110 i 1 SECON EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. BAVARIA. The Augsburg Gazette states that the new King of Bavaria (for the first time) received petitions for pardon from three persons condemned to death. Their punishment has been commuted by him to imprisonment for life. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, CITY BETTING--THIS DAY. NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP. 2 agst Pearl Diver' (taken) 1 agst Fisherman's Daughter (taken) 1 agat Sir Roger (taken) 1 agst Welcome (taken) 1 agst Tartar (taken and offered) 1 agst Dr Syntax (taken) MEIN 1100 D STAKES. 3to 2 agst Lemonade (taken) GOODWOOD STAKES. sto 2 agst Thalestris (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agat Stanton (taken) 100 to 8 agst Bally Edmond (offered) 100 to 8 agat Blondin (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Claxton (taken and off,:xed) 100 to 6 agst Fisherman's Danghtar (taken) 20 to 1 agat &atria (taken) GOODWOOD CV?, 9to 2 agat Dollar (taken) 6to 1 agst Scottish Chief 7 to 6 to 5 to 6 to 7 to 8 to BT. LEGBR. 3to 1 agst Blair Athol (taken and offered) 3i to 1 agst General Peel (offered) 600 to 15 agst Claremont (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—SATURDAY. There was a rather small attendance. The chief featuro was the anxiety manifested to get on Thalcstris for Oa° Goodwood stakes; 3 to 1 would hive been taken to a large amount, but there were no layers. Dollar was in good re quest for Goodwood Cup, 5 to 1 being taken when it could be obtained. —Closing prices : GOODWOOD STAILEs. 3to 1 agst Thalestris (wanted) 12 to 1 agst Claxton (offered) 12 to 1 agst Blondin (offf.red) 100 to 8 agst Fisherman's Daughter (taken) 20 to 1 agst Bally Edmond (offered) 60 to 1 agst Limosina (taken) GOODWOOD CUP. sto 1 agst Dollar (taken and wanted) sto 1 apt Scottish Chief (offered) 10 to 1 agst Limosina (taken) 10 to 1 agst Claremont (taken) .00 to 8 agst East Lancat hire (taken) LEGFOL 4to 1 agst General ;e1 (taken) RACING FIXTUaES FOR 1864. JU:IY. Nottingham Winchester l9 Southampton 2 ,) Ix, Brighton.. .. 2 Brighton Club .. 4 Lewes ... . 6 Huntingdon . 9 Wolverhampton , 9 Reading Egham .... 16 Dover Chesterfield King's Lynn Goodwood ........•.•• 26 Tom Sir Weymouth Baden-Baden Warwick September 6 Bridgwater 8 Leicester 8 Doncaster Oxford lB Yarmouth York August 23 Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter ..., 30 Stookton Derby 3l IDEL Brecon .. 19 Richmond Royal Caledonian Hunt 21 Monmouth 22 Manchester Autumn NewmarketFirst October 27 A Confederate View of the " Situation" in America. (From the Index.) The turning point of the campaign, both in Virginia and Georgia, is now come. It is no longer a question whether Grant shall capture Richmond this summer and Sherman advance his outposts to Atlanta. But it is a question, and a verfiserious one, for the Lincoln Administration whether the Federal army in Virginia is not hopelessly crippled so far as any forward movement is concerned, and whether Sherman's forces are not in imminent peril of destruc tion. And yet all Mr Stanton can do at such a crisis is to preserve an " eloquent" silence—a silence, the mute terror of which proclaims far and wide through the North ern and Western States the failure of their last hope of enslaving the Southern Confederacy. In our last issue we ventured to anticipate that if Grant attempted to extend his line by his left with a view to the semi• investment of Pe tersburg, he would be severely handled, and the event has justified our remarks. It is now known that Grant did ad vance upon the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad, and that the Confederates under Gen. Hill, slipping in between the 2d and 6th Corps, fell upon the rear of the former, and com pletely broke it up, capturing and putting hors de combat not less than 5,000 men. The check at once put a stop to any forward movement, and Grant's whole army fell back upon its intrenchments on the eastern side of Petersburg. Thus, its extreme left resting on the Petersburg and Nor folk line of railroad, and its right on the City Point line, Grant's army occupied the position rather of a besieged than a besieging force, and was obviously far more intent upon securing its own communications than assaulting Peters • burg. Indeed the whole efforts of the Federal General seem to have been directed loss to the capture of Richmond than :w;,i~Vl ~G1i...Z~ to cavalry raids in Southern Virginia, as if the destruction for 24 or 48 hours of a line of railroad would produce a panic in the Southern capital and compel Lee to retreat. In fact the Daily _Yews is so delighted with Grant's "masterly in activity" as to found its only hope of ultimate victory onthose cavalry raids, and to compare Sherman's critical position in Georgia with that of Lee in Virginia. But the difference is obvious. Lee's depot of supplies is Richmond. The town has been supplied for a siege. It contains within its limits all the requirements of a powerful army ; it is abundantly provided with water, it has immense ironworks and other manufac tories, and if Grant remained 12 months in his present position unless he was able permanently to hold the lines of railroad, he might far all practical purposes be drilling his men at Bull Ran. How slight the damage he can do to the rail read communications at Richmond must be, is shown by Wilson's cavalry expedition to the Danville line. This force is reported to have destroyed 20 miles of the road, but on its return is attacked by the Confederates, finds the way back to the Federal camp barred by a strong Southern force, at tacks and is beaten, and finally compels Grant to despatch an army of 30,000 men to its relief. The engagement seems to have taken place at Beam's station, on the Petersburg and Weldon line ; and according to Federal accounts General Wilson was unable to accomplish his purpose. But the despatch of the 6th and a portion of the 2d Corps will hardly improve the "situation." Already we hear that the Confederates are moving in the direc tion of the Federal rear ; and it is quite possible that the attack of General Hill's corps will be repeated, and that the 30,000 men sent on to extricate the cavalry may also find on their return a strong Confederate force barring the way. Certainly the Federals aro very unfortunate in their cavalry expeditions. Sheridan failed to reach Gordonsville, or to reinforce Hunter ; and we now hear of his disastrous retreat from West Point to the James River with the admitted loss of upwards of 1,600 men. If Wilson's cavalry corps meets with similar treatment, the raids of the Federal army in Virginia will speedily come to an end. But, for the moment, the most dangerous enemies of the Northern army in Virginia are the heat and the drought. Men and horses, it is said, are dying by hundreds of the fatigue of a campaign carried on in such weather. Water was not to be had ; the sin' balances were hard at work all day carrying the sick to the rear, and in the hospitals men were dying in crowds , a. iven army of veterans would become demoralised by th e e° • I' e r Vhat tions, supervening on constant defeat in the l e t o s o ss weaovfe mayl3p escaped i s iev c y :a w t c h i ionet of artillery , wt same can be expected or hoped of the raw troops s command ? is on the point of underii'i Grant's And if General Grant has played, °l;eintest prospect p:eiying, his last card, without ofkthhies fellows. Hunter of' of his force but is and large with safety. and number of ss t u h ai e 7 front of the Kenesaw lepleaucnetaoifas e his track, and it b le ul22 miles of Atlanta, has men. The Confederates are 0 a is as yet uncertain that he has been ab le. to reach Sherman, after a, come to a halt in a ft er having los t a Peat battle andsome 5,000 men, is re ted to be retreat i n g % Generals Wh ee l er an d F orres t are por sa id to be in hie re ar with powerful cavalry forces; and if the story is true that Sherman has already commenced his retreat, it is possible that se ithin a week or two we may hear of the gr eatest disaster that has occurred to the Federal arms. In Nev York and Washington the "situation" is beginning to be appreciated. Mr. Chase's resignation, w hen he has plunged the North into illimitable bankruptcy, is 6 months too late for his reputation and his country— while the fluctuations in the price of gold betoken % state of things that can only precede a grand crash. On the whole we are inclined to think that within the next fornight, de cisive and highly satisfactory news may be expected from both of the great Confederate armies. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the past week have been again satisfactory. At Manchester there has been an increased inquiry for both clothe and yarns, and prices have been steadily maintained. The woollen trade of Lecds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has been seasonably active, while there has been an augmented demand for lace and hosiery goods at Nottingham and Leicester. In the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton there has been little change of